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Monday, May 21, 2012

Tea with the Queen

Happy Monday morning! I have been planting like a mad woman at the cottage all weekend. It is always a challenge gardening in northern Michigan, the season is short and the weather is wacky. It was unusually hot yesterday at 92 degrees, we rarely have those temperatures at the height of the summer, let alone May. But this morning it is 42 degrees!!! Yikes!!!

I promised in my last post, I'd chat about something other than flowers……How about tea, another favorite of mine. My blogging partner daughter, Andrea was home for a quick visit and brought me a lovely gift for Mother's Day, tea bags with famous figures from England.

Yes, tea with the Queen! She is my favorite figure in the group. This is a special year for Queen Elizabeth, she is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this summer, marking her 60 years on the throne.

The beautiful canisters covered in Japanese papers are from Teavana. They are filled with some of my favorite loose teas like, Golden Monkey.

The tea pot and tea cup were thrift store finds. The tea pot has hosted many tea parties and has some crazing on the surface but is still beautiful.

Wish you could join me for a cup of tea but it would have to be quick, I need to get back out in the garden for more planting. And today that will require going back to jeans and a sweatshirt, it still has not moved off that 42 degrees mark!! Did you do any planting over the weekend?

Such a fun way to have tea! We are also in wacky weathered Michigan and planted a fourth of our garden yesterday. When we finished someone came and told us it was going to frost. Our weather report hadn't said that. Why is everyone's report always so different!? Luckily ours was more accurate this time and all was well. (We hadn't bothered to pull out all the stuff we use to cover everything.) Lovely pictures of your tea pot and cup. They look so nice together.

Oooh so beautiful, and how fun!... tea with the Queen...your teaset is just stunning!... I too have been in my garden all day... well, all week... loving every minute of it!... wishing you a beautiful day, xoxo Julie Marie

This teabags are really fun! I saw them on my last visit to London but somehow I did not buy them. No I am wondering why... The china from Bavaria is wonderful - especially the pot is lovely! Did some planting over the weekend but the weather here is miserable since weeks and it seems the plants do not like to grow without sunshine! At least now I know where the sun is hiding! Enjoy it! Christa

Hi Laura,Your teapot and teacup are just so elegant! I love the gold gilding on them. Having tea with the Queen would be such an affair, wouldn't it? The tea bags are adorable {other than Jack}!I'm so glad you have joined me for tea. My hubby worked all weekend getting the beds weeded and they look so nice now. Have a lovely week.

Came over from Cowgirl Up for an audience with the queen. These tea bags are loony! I'm from South Carolina so we only drink sweet iced tea with lemon (by the gallons!) I love squirrels, but they have made a mess in my container gardens!

Oh, tea time at Cottage and Broome - I love it! Andrea bought you some lovely gifts. The Queen Elizabeth is darling, and that gold tea cup, oh my! I loved your post today Laura. Now, I think I will go and have a cup of tea.~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

Oh Laura, I have been planting like a mad man (woman) too. I just stuck in a few more plants today. Hopefully this is the end. I can't seem to quit buying. lol! I love your darling Queen tea bag. How fun is that? And your teapot and cup look like they are fit for a queen. I mean, look at all that gold. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.Hugs,Jann

These little cut outs made me giggle. I'm from England and my husband is from the UP!I will share this post with him. Crazy weather. hang in there. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop Big Hugs xo

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